REGIONAL MONTHLY UPDATE: 3RP ACHIEVEMENTS - JUNE 2015

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1 REGIONAL MONTHLY UPDATE: 3RP ACHIEVEMENTS - JUNE 2015 These dashboards reflect the humanitarian and resilience responses of more than 200 partners, including governments, UN Agencies, and NGOs, involved in the 3RP response in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. Achievements are cumulative from the start of 2015, while targets are based on full funding of the 3RP and an expected 4.27 million refugees by end A A PROTECTION 1 4,270,000 : Syrian Refugees USD 4.5 billion USD 1,072 million recieved in ,73,181 Syrian refugees with updated registration records including iris scan enrolment 374,274 girls and boys participating in structured, sustained child protection or PSS programmes 5% 47% 93% Achievements as at 30 June 2015 Planned response by end of ,570, ,583 - FOOD SECURITY 1,85,412 individuals receiving food assistance (cash, voucher or in-kind) 5,82 individuals received food & agricultural livelihoods support 79% 38% 2,358,09 149,389 + EDUCATION 509,07 targeted children (5-17) enrolled in formal education (primary or secondary) 75 educational facilities constructed, renovated or rehabilitated 2% 1% 815, , HEALTH & NUTRITION 1,809,451 primary health care consultations provided to target individuals 477 health facilities supported 34% 21% 5,357,55 2,29 3 BASIC NEEDS 118,991 households received core relief items in-kind 77,298 households receiving unconditional, sectorspecific or emergency cash assistance 49% 31% 241, ,721 0 SHELTER 4,235 households outside of camps received assistance for shelter or shelter upgrades 20,348 households in camps received assistance for shelter or shelter upgrades 25% 183,24 75,755 / WASH 1,005,94 individuals benefiting from improved access to adequate quantity of safe water 320,50 individuals assisted to access to appropriate sanitation facilities and services 25% 3,8,17 1,289,181 9 SOCIAL COHESION & LIVELIHOODS 9,750 individuals assisted to access wage employment opportunities 15 community support projects implemented 3% 15% 311,421 1,050

2 PROTECTION A 11,444 refugees have been submitted for resettlement or humanitarian admission - 40 per cent of the 2015 target In Turkey, the registration of Syrian refugees by the Government of Turkey continues. More than 1.7 million Syrian refugees have now been registered with biometric records, and 3RP partners have provided 11 mobile registration trucks to support the Government in this respect since the start of the year. in Lebanon, measures by the Government to restrict the flow of refugees into the country, remain in place. Refugees can only be admitted if falling within the Government's exceptional humanitarian categories, which include: unaccompanied/separate children whose parents/legal guardians are confirmed to be in Lebanon; persons with disabilities dependent on family/relatives in Lebanon; persons needing life-saving medical treatment not usually available in Syria; and individuals pursuing resettlement or transiting through Lebanon to a third country. In Jordan, the urban verification exercise, which was launched in February by the Government to re-register and verify all Syrians living outside of camps, was still ongoing by the end of the reporting period. As of end 25 June, a total of 124,881 Ministry of Interior cards (118,013 of which were received by refugees registered with UNHCR) have been issued by the 101 police stations involved in the verification exercise throughout the country. During the reporting period, 3RP partners continued to provide support to the verification exercise. In Iraq, Syrian refugees from Aleppo sub-districts and other areas continue to arrive through the Peshkhabour border. However, since early June there has been a decrease in the number of new arrivals, possible due to the impact of new departure procedures introduced in Syria and restrictive entry criteria whereby the protection or humanitarian needs of refugees are assessed on Syrian territory in close coordination with officials of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). 1 4,270,000 4,87,450 Refugees & Local 4,437,729 assisted in 2015 Syrian Refugees UNHCR/Taylan Dagci 95% 1,73,181 Syrian refugees with updated registration records including iris scan enrolment PROTECTION MAINSTREAMING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: 3RP partners have committed to mainstream protection as well as gender in their programmes so that they target the most vulnerable refugee women, men, girls and boys, enhance their safety and dignity, promote respect for and protect their human rights and to incorporate key protection principles throughout the programme cycle: assessment, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Access to assistance and services has been further expanded to women, men, girls and boys in safety and without discrimination. For example, a workshop and webinar on disability inclusion and SGBV prevention and response aimed at reaching out to the humanitarian community to strengthen the inclusion of disability in SGBV prevention and response programming. Refugees and communities are consulted, engaged and participate in their own protection. Refugee outreach volunteers in Lebanon and Syria, refugee workers working with CBOs and the Community Based Protection Networks in Egypt, Joint Protection Committee in KRI-Iraq and Community Support Committees in Jordan operations are some of the examples where community members, including women, girls, boys and men, engage closely in providing multiple protection responses for refugees at risk. The community centres that have been established and maintained throughout the region serve as important avenues for communities to interact among themselves as well as with service providers. Feedback mechanisms have been strengthened in the operations through establishing two-way-communication with communities. The refugee helpline system in Jordan, multifunctional team meetings with community members and groups in Egypt, the establishment of communication trees and WhatsApp groups in Lebanon do not only allow refugees to have access to accurate information but are also an opportunity to provide feedback on the programs as well as to bring unintended consequences, if any, to the attention of service providers. 5% 2,570,000 11,444 Syrian refugees submitted for resettlement or humanitarian admission 40% 28,500 While the conflict in Syria continues to cause loss of life, injury, destruction and displacement on a large scale, it is increasingly difficult for Syrians to find safety, including by seeking asylum. Many of those arriving in host countries in the region are increasingly vulnerable and many have been displaced multiple times prior to arriving. International solidarity and burden-sharing with host countries are therefore ever more important to preserve protection space for refugees and ensure protection from refoulement. Access to registration, verification, including through the use of biometrics, and the renewal of documentation remain critical. These tools facilitate outreach to communities and, along with community-based protection processes, ensure that refugees' need for information and engagement - especially for those living outside of camps - is met. Refugee children, including the more than 142,000 Syrian children who have been born in exile since the conflict began, require specific assistance, as do survivors of violence, including SGBV, which has been a persistent feature of the conflict which affects women, girls, boys and men in different ways. 10,902 girls and boys who are survivors or at risk receiving specialist child protection support 374,274 girls and boys participating in structured, sustained child protection or psychosocial support programmes 88,582 WGBM who are survivors or at risk of SGBV receiving specialist support 91,227 WGBM who have knowledge of, access to, and benefit from empowerment opportunities 54,832 individuals reached with community mobilization, awareness or information campaigns 4,825 individuals trained on child protection & SGBV 47% 3% 19% 28% 40, , , ,315 2,051,779 20,478 These dashboards reflect the achievements of the more than 200 partners, including governments, UN Agencies, and NGOs, involved in the 3RP response in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. and targets may change in line with data revisions. All data on this Dashboard is current as at 30 June 2015.

3 FOOD SECURITY - Funding constraints remain amidst a deterioration in food security for Syrian WFP's ongoing efforts to continuously assess the vulnerability of the refugee population remains the basis against which assistance is channelled to those most in need. However, limited resources continued to result in reduced levels of support even to the most vulnerable Syrian families in June. In Jordan, support provided to 240,000 vulnerable and 190,000 extremely vulnerable refugees was reduced by 50 and 25 per cent respectively of what it was in April. Further cuts have, however, been announced for refugees living in urban areas. Several discussions have been held with donors, partners and the Government of Jordan, including on alternative mechanisms to provide refugees access to resources. Contingency plans on how best to support refugees in such a situation are being discussed. In Lebanon, levels of assistance to approximately 877,000 Syrian refugees remained at USD 19, below the USD 27 planned value for Further cuts are foreseen in July when the e-card value is expected to further decrease by 30 per cent (USD 13.5), 50 per cent of the original plan. The food sector is engaged in contingency planning efforts to work to fill gaps where possible. In Egypt, the reduced voucher remained at USD 17 per person per month instead of the USD 24 foreseen for The food sector continues to shift from geographical to vulnerability targeting by using a targeting methodology based on a combination of food consumption score, an assessment of refugees' coping strategies and food Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB). In Iraq, refugees received vouchers valued at USD 19 per person. The voucher value was originally reduced in February from USD and will remain at US$19 per person in July due to continued funding constraints. In Turkey, food assistance has until now only been provided to camp-based Syrian refugees. Considering that the majority of the camp-based beneficiaries rely on e- cards as their primary source of food, further cuts in assistance may jeopardize much of the progress made to address the growing food requirements. At the same time, a pre-assistance and targeting exercise for the off-camp population programme started in early June. refugees The majority of refugees from Syria rely on humanitarian food assistance as their primary source of food. Without such support, refugee vulnerabilities would increase, particularly affecting groups such as female-headed households, children, the elderly, those with chronic illness, and persons with disabilities. The threats to agriculture could also have long-term repercussions if unaddressed. The crisis is putting increasing pressure on scarce natural resources and the uncontrolled entry of diseased plants and animals from Syria could devastate the region's food chain. As conflict and displacements continue, the lack of funding for agriculture interventions would seriously undermine efforts to protect and restore food security, employment, economic growth, the natural resource base and social cohesion throughout the region. 2,358,09 Refugees & Local 1,85,412 assisted in ,270,000 Shopping through vouchers in Jordan. WFP Syrian Refugees 79% FOOD INSECURITY ON THE RISE: In Jordan, initial findings from the Comprehensive Food Security Monitoring Exercise (CFSME) for 2015 carried out by WFP and REACH show a deterioration in food security for the Syrian refugee population compared to Fifteen per cent of households have been assessed as food secure, down from 52 per cent last year. The CFSME also found that approximately 80 per cent of Syrian refugees are currently living below the national absolute poverty line of USD 40-9 per month. There has been a drastic increase in the number of households adopting negative coping strategies in order to buy food, with 12 per cent more households sending a male child to work as opposed to school, since In Lebanon, preliminary findings of the 2015 Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees (VASyR) indicate both a decrease in the proportion of food secure families as well as those living above the national poverty level of USD 3.84 per person per day. To cope with less access to food, the proportion of families adopting harmful coping strategies, such as buying food on credit, selling household goods, withdrawing children from school and begging, increased by almost 30 per cent since last year. In Iraq, preliminary findings of the 2015 Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment that was carried out in June indicate that most Syrian refugees in Iraqi camps are moderately food secure. This will see WFP implementing its targeting exercise in August, whereby food secure individuals will be cut from assistance which will enable the agency to focus its resources on the food insecure individuals In Egypt, phone interviews with Syrian refugees and rapid field surveys highlighted that 10 per cent of households had reduced both the number and the portion size of meals consumed per day in the last year. According to WFP monitoring, this is more hard felt amongst female-headed households, with almost half reducing the number of meals consumed per day compared to 35 per cent of male-headed households. As refugees struggle to meet their food needs, their reliance on negative and sometimes irreversible coping strategies has increased. A sustained reduction in the transfer value will reverse the gains that have been made in the region. 1,85,412 individuals receiving food assistance (cash, voucher or in-kind) 5,82 individuals received food & agricultural livelihoods support These dashboards reflect the achievements of the more than 200 partners, including governments, UN Agencies, and NGOs, involved in the 3RP response in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. and targets may change in line with data revisions. All data on this Dashboard is current as at 30 June % 38% 2,358,09 92,094

4 EDUCATION > 3RP partners supporting education ministries' initiatives for access to quality education During the month, education partners continued to work with the education ministries in refugee hosting countries on initiatives to ensure that vulnerable children from the refugee and host communities are able to access education. In Turkey, the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) conducted a Grade 12 validation examination for Syrian students who had completed Grade 12 through Temporary Education Centres. This is a positive development in comparison to 2014 when refugee students had to travel back to Syria to take their high school graduation examinations at a great risk to their personal safety. The validation examination will provide students with a school-leaving certificate endorsed by the MoNE and the results will be used when applying for admission to Turkish universities and for scholarships. The Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Lebanon continued to roll out the Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP) pilot and until the month of June over 12,800 children took the placement test. The programme will allow children aged between nine and 17 years who have been out of school for more than two years to catch up with the Lebanese educational system. In Iraq, the Ministry of Education (MoE) approved the proposal to permit Syrian students in lower elementary classes to register in Kurdish medium schools in three governorates in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), which will ease the demand and over crowdedness at Arabic medium schools. An education partner will implement a number of quick impact projects per governorate to reinforce local school capacity. In June, the MoE in Jordan, in partnership with the Education Sector Working Group (ESWG), finalized the International Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) minimum standards for the education response in the country. INEE is a tool that education actors in emergencies use to ensure that they meet the minimum level of educational quality. The document is planned to be launched in July, followed by further capacity building with partners within the sector on the contextualised INEE minimum standards. While education ministries in refugee hosting countries have generally welcomed Syrian children into their education systems, there is a profound strain on resources, leading to significant needs in terms of access and quality. Some 714,000 Syrian refugee children (53 per cent) are out of school. There are a range of factors contributing to low enrolment and attendance rates, including policy and bureaucratic regulations, with many children required to take placement tests and provide documentation for school registration, which many families no longer have or are unable to obtain. There are issues in the quality of education, including: new and different curricula; language of teaching; lack of appropriate infrastructure; teacher capacity; overcrowding; lack of certified education programmes; students with trauma and distress; and limited programmes to address lost years of schooling. Targeted education interventions are needed to address the risks of negative coping behaviours. Domiz Refugee Camp, Duhok KR-Iraq. UNHCR/ R. Rasheed 1,414,255 Refugees & Local 70,772 assisted in ,270,000 Syrian Refugees 54% 21,703 targeted children (under 5) enrolled in early childhood education 509,07 targeted children (5-17) enrolled in formal education (primary or secondary) 195,3 targeted children (5-17) participated in non-formal or informal education or life-skills 23,88 youth, adolescents and adults participated in vocational training or higher education 10,939 education personnel trained 574,777 children (3-17) received school supplies or support through cash grants 75 educational facilities constructed, renovated or rehabilitated 'JAMI3TI' - AN ONLINE PLATFORM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE FUTURE LEARNING NEEDS OF SYRIAN REFUGEE YOUTH IN JORDAN In June, UNESCO launched the Jami3ti initiative ( my university in Arabic) which aims to better understand the future learning needs of Syrian refugee youth in Jordan aged between 1 and 30 years old. The website ( provides a single online platform for dissemination of relevant information to those that are either seeking or providing Higher Education opportunities or services. By providing a platform for youth to voluntarily create education profiles about their educational history and to provide information on their future learning needs, a more in-depth and detailed picture of demand can be generated. Institutions can then use this information to better plan for post-secondary and higher education opportunities which are individualized, demand-driven, better targeted and more efficient. During the month, over 2,000 Syrian refugee youth in Jordan started education profiles on the Jami3ti site. 39% 2% 45% 7% 17% 3% 1% These dashboards reflect the achievements of the more than 200 partners, including governments, UN Agencies, and NGOs, involved in the 3RP response in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. and targets may change in line with data revisions. All data on this Dashboard is current as at 30 June , , ,502 35,402 3,38 910,

5 REGIONAL QUARTERLY UPDATE - JUNE 2015 With the onset of summer, control of communicable diseases has been strengthened further Preventing outbreak of disease remains a continued effort of the health partners in the region, with routine vaccination of children a key priority. In an effort to keep Lebanon polio-free, two rounds of the mop-up campaign of oral polio vaccinations (OPV) took place around the country, reaching a total of 80,579 children which represents 43 per cent of the annual target. In parallel, support was provided to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) to finalize and disseminate the revised guidelines and standard operating procedures and algorithms for the Early Warning and Response System for outbreak prevention and containment of 43 diseases. This was coupled with training of health staff at more than 500 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) and all 143 hospitals. Through the Instrument for Stability (IFS) project, five water testing laboratories have been renovated and three are ongoing, to ensure adequate water testing and detection of possible water contamination. Also, eight isolation rooms were created at government hospitals to care for individuals with suspected communicable diseases. In Iraq, a cholera preparedness exercise continued in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) together with the WASH sector, including provision of additional stock of medicines to enable timely response in the event of an outbreak. A total of 1,547 children under five years old were immunized against polio, 319 infants under one year of age were vaccinated against measles, and 17 U5 children received vitamin A supplements in refugee camps across the country. During the month of June, awareness sessions for Syrian refugees continued to be conducted in Turkey, covering basic health topics including scabies, personal hygiene and first aid. Increasing demand throughout the region is stretching national health systems and services, which provide significant health care to Syrian refugees. Insufficient personnel, medical supplies, and inadequate service delivery mean vulnerable populations are at increased risk of communicable diseases due to unfavourable environmental conditions and limited access to basic health services, such as child immunization. Shortcomings in health systems also increase the risks of a wide range of health issues. The management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a significant challenge. Nearly 30 per cent of refugees in Jordan suffer from NCDs such as hypertension or diabetes, and 78 per cent of households in Egypt have reported a family member suffering from a chronic disease. Access to adequate and appropriate reproductive health care is a continuing need. It is necessary to improve capacities for basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care at primary, secondary and tertiary health care locations. The main nutrition concern among refugees is micronutrient deficiency such as iron deficiency. Global acute malnutrition rates are at acceptable levels, below five per cent among refugees. Vaccination in Ceylanpinar camp clinic in Turkey. UNHCR /N.Bose 5,32,842 Refugees & Local 1,81,75 assisted in ,270,000 Syrian Refugees 34% 1,809,451 primary health care consultations provided to target individuals 71,813 referrals for secondary or tertiary health care services provided to target individuals 477 health facilities supported 7,314 health care staff trained 21,0,817 children received polio vaccination The IFS PROJECT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OVER 150,000 INDIVIDUALS BOTH FROM REFUGEE AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN LEBANON The Instrument for Stability (IFS), one of the largest institutional and community support projects in Lebanon, has been providing strategic support to the public health system in Lebanon since its launch in January Remarkable progress has been made through the project, particularly on support to the Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across Lebanon which had seen an increase in demand for services since the start of the Syria crisis, coupled with budget constraints and limited resources. A wide range of support was provided to some 180 PHCs, dispensaries and Social Development Centres, including provision of training to healthcare providers, supply of medical equipment, clinical supplies, non-communicable disease early detection kits, and vaccines. This has assisted the centres to a great extent to absorb a 40 per cent increase in the number of people accessing healthcare services in Lebanon. Through the project, to date, stocks of free-of-charge vaccines were made available in 700 PHCs and dispensaries along with solar fridges to allow for safe cold chain storage. Essential medications for chronic diseases were distributed in 435 PHCs, including provision of 100,000 insulin vials, benefiting some 500 Lebanese diabetic patients. The Mother and Child Care programme allowed pregnant women and children who do not have any form of health coverage to benefit from a comprehensive package of freeof-charge healthcare services. Improvement of mental healthcare services remained crucial with trainings provided to over 100 Lebanese healthcare providers. 34% 4% 21% 58% 90% HEALTH & NUTRITION? 5,357,55 15,432 2,29 12,542 24,082,114 These dashboards reflect the achievements of the more than 200 partners, including governments, UN Agencies, and NGOs, involv ed in the 3RP response in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. and targets may change in line with data revisions. All data on this Dashboard is current as at 30 June 2015.

6 BASIC NEEDS 3 Core relief items continue to meet the most urgent needs of newly arrived Syrian refugees in Iraq and Turkey With June marked by an influx of refugees to Turkey and heavy heat in Iraq, the provision of core relief items (CRIs) remained key to help meet the immediate needs of refugees. Intense fighting in Tell Abyad district in Ar-Raqqa Governorate, Syria, led over 21,000 Syrian refugees crossing the Ackakale border into Turkey, according to Turkish authorities. The partners of the basic needs sector responded to the needs of the new arrivals through the provision of blankets, pillows, floor mats, mattresses, dignity kits, children s clothes and baby diapers. In Iraq, in order to help Syrian refugees get through the more than 40 degrees Celsius foreseen during summer, 9,901 households among camp and non-camp refugee population were provided with summer items (rechargeable fans, water jerry cans and sleeping mats) in Erbil, Duhok and Sulaymaniyah governorates. The basic needs sector partners had previously agreed upon the standardized summer kit. Despite requests made by refugees, the kit did not include air coolers, refrigerators or cool boxes, given their high consumption of water and electricity. In Jordan, there were 1,590 new arrivals to the Azraq camp, all of whom received a full package of CRIs. Items distributed included diapers, packets of infant milk, sanitary napkins and gas cylinder refills. Across the region, cash assistance programmes have also continued throughout June, with more than 77,298 households having now received unconditional, sectorspecific or emergency cash assistance since the beginning of the year. 1,904,095 Refugees & Local 1,299,55 assisted in ,270,000 Syrian Refugees UNHCR/Sebastian Rich 8% PARTNERS JOINING FORCES TO HELP THOSE MOST IN NEED IN JORDAN UNHCR and UNICEF are working in partnership to provide assistance that directly targets some of Jordan s most vulnerable refugee children in a salient example of 3RP partners joining their expertise to assist those most in need in Jordan. The UNICEF child cash grant programme started in February 2015 and is expected to benefit, over a six month period, over 54,000 children from 1,500 vulnerable Syrian families living outside of camps. These families are part of the 30,000 most vulnerable households identified as particularly vulnerable by the Inter-agency Vulnerability Assessment Framework (VAF). The most vulnerable families include those with children living below the poverty line, female headed households, households with children under five years, and families taking care of unaccompanied and separated children. Each child is provided with a monthly grant of JOD 20 (approximately USD 28). UNICEF s support is channelled through UNHCR s cash assistance platform, complementing UNHCR s existing assistance to vulnerable urban refugee households. The cash is disbursed through the Cairo-Amman Bank (CAB) network of ATMs using cuttingedge iris recognition technology. The delivery of cash assistance in this way is secure, dignified, cost efficient and effective, with minimal overhead costs. UNHCR s regular cash assistance programme currently assists 22,000 refugee families (approximately 94,000 individuals) and has improved the ability of Syrian refugee households living in urban areas to meet their basic needs, reducing by 20 per cent the number of households living in poverty. The majority of the projected 80,000 monthly new refugee arrivals to neighbouring countries in 2015 will arrive with few personal possessions and in need of domestic items to meet their needs, including blankets, water jerry cans and kitchen sets. The 3RP provides a response for basic needs which is predominantly humanitarian, with packages of basic domestic items for new arrivals, and replacement items for refugees who are accommodated in camps for long periods of time. For the most vulnerable families, agencies have increasingly adopted unconditional, multi-purpose cash assistance programmes through the region, allowing beneficiaries to spend the assistance on goods and services they feel they need most, giving them the dignity of choice while positively impacting on local economies. Weather in the Middle East includes low winter temperatures, near or below freezing (especially at higher elevations), and heat during the summer often reaching in excess of 40 degrees Celsius. These extremes require warm clothes, energy for heating, and reinforced shelters during the winter, while in summer refugees need basic materials to create shade and protection from disease vectors, especially for children and the elderly. 118,991 households received core relief items in-kind 77,298 households receiving unconditional, sector-specific or emergency cash assistance 259,913 households received seasonal support through cash or in-kind assistance 49% 31% 8% 241, , ,819 These dashboards reflect the achievements of the more than 200 partners, including governments, UN Agencies, and NGOs, involved in the 3RP response in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. and targets may change in line with data revisions. All data on this Dashboard is current as at 30 June 2015.

7 REGIONAL QUARTERLY UPDATE - JUNE 2015 More than,000 families have now recieved shelter assistance from 3RP partners so far in In Lebanon 135,000 refugees and 8,000 Lebanese saw their living conditions improved due to the rehabilitation of sub-standard buildings and weatherproofing kits. Currently the sector is exploring on how to make these two essential activities more sustainable. The number of refugees in Lebanon moving from large informal settlements to smaller encampments are increasing. These much smaller settlements are very difficult to identify and therefore reach. Zaatari Camp in Jordan continues to be under restructuring. Shelter and household assessments are being conducted, followed by shelter assistance and relocation of households. During the month of June 1,040 households were visited, with 278 households requiring shelter assistance. One hundred and eighty two households received a new shelter while 500 were relocated. Shelters in all villages in Azraq camp now have concrete floors. The maintenance of shelters is an ongoing process (20 shelters fixed in June). Additional shades were built for the markets, and site development works continue to be done. A proposal is also being prepared that would allow the re-use of spillover water from tap stands for greening. In Iraq during the first half of the year 1,052 shelter units have been improved, while the construction of 789 new shelters is scheduled for the next month. Site development works together with the construction of 2,998 new shelter units is subject to availability of funding In Iraq, due to the lack of funding, it is currently not possible to construct 3,787 new improved shelter plots in Gawilan, Kawergosk, Basirma and Qushtapa. There are some urgent needs for the non-camp refugee population such as upgrading of dwellings and support to community infrastructure that are not currently being met. Assistance to non-camp refugees will be based on the vulnerability of the families. The assistance will be provided in close consultation with local authority and on conditions that the landlord does not increase the rent or evict the refugee families. In Lebanon the UNRWA termination of Cash for Shelter support for Palestine Refugees from Syria (PRS) from July, due to funding shortfalls, will make this group (which is already assessed to be amongst the most vulnerable) even more vulnerable and without means to secure tenure. This will result in adverse impact on the Palestinian refugee camps and Palestinian gatherings, already subject to overcrowding and critically substandard shelter conditions. Other Cash for Shelter support is decreasing for the same reason. 1,27,99 Refugees & Local 332,915 assisted in ,270,000 Syrian Refugees UNHCR/Christopher Herwig 2% 4,235 households outside of camps received assistance for shelter or shelter upgrades 20,348 households in camps received assistance for shelter or shelter upgrades 25% SHELTER C PROMOTING SAFETY IN INSECURE SHELTERS: Over the past few years, safety promotion has become a key priority for agencies working to provide protection and assistance to a refugee population now spread across 1,700 locations in Lebanon. This is a challenging undertaking because most refugee shelters are substandard and often insecure. During the month of June several fires broke out in informal settlements in Al Marj, Minieh and Sidon in Lebanon, resulting in the loss of human life and the destruction of makeshift shelters. Along with the Ministry of Social Affairs, humanitarian agencies were quick to report to the affected sites, providing assistance including food and relief supplies. They set up first-aid tents, transported injured refugees to nearby hospitals and covered their treatment, and offered temporary alternative accommodation while working to rehabilitate the sites. Most recently, agencies established Collective Site Management and Coordination (CSMC) committees, with the aim to promote self-reliance and personal safety, and train refugees to take care of and protect their own settlements. Agencies have in turn started to train refugees through these committees to identify existing resources within their surrounding and respond to their needs in coordination with service providers. Both Informal settlements and collective shelters are built in an ad hoc manner with no formal managing entity. Most informal settlements in Lebanon have recently been decreasing in size. A recently formed inter-agency technical group in the Bekaa has been working to harmonize the fire response in order to avoid duplication while prioritizing large sites for immediate intervention when needed. As part of this effort, Medair is planning a training of trainers to all participating agency staff on, inter alia, how to raise awareness among refugees on personal safety, how to put out a fire and use fire extinguishers, when to use and when not to use water to put out a fire, and where to locate gas canisters. Over 433 Refugee Outreach Volunteers (ROVs) have also been conducting awareness sessions on fire safety and prevention across Lebanon. These dashboards reflect the achievements of the more than 200 partners, including governments, UN Agencies, and NGOs, involv ed in the 3RP response in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. and targets may change in line with data revisions. All data on this Dashboard is current as at 30 June ,24 75,755

8 Water supply and sanitation systems become increasingly sustainable through investments in municipal systems In June, WASH partners continued to provide essential services in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq while increasing their collaboration with local and national authorities. In Lebanon, thanks to an increasing number of people being provided with improved water supply to minimum standards for quantity and quality (21,001 Syrian refugees and 87,927 poor Lebanese since the beginning of the year), the number of reported cases of selected water-borne diseases has decreased from 811 by end of June 2015 compared to 2,450 for the same period in Additionally, increased collaboration between WASH partners, donors and Governmental authorities, over the last past months, has led to the Government of Lebanon establishing a WASH Steering Committee to be led by the Ministry of Energy and Water, with the proposed committee members coming from key Government ministries, UN agencies and donors. Approximately 102,492 people in camps in Jordan were provided with WASH services in June. It is foreseen that the provision of WASH services will be further prioritized thanks to the sanitation vulnerability map developed by UNICEF, which is currently being reviewed by the Government. The map will assist the Government and WASH partners in targeting areas most in need of WASH interventions. In Iraq, adequate quantities of safe water at, or above, the agreed standard of 50 litres per person per day were provided to 94,072 refugees in the 10 camps of the country. Collection, transportation and safe disposal of solid waste continued with a growing role played by local authorities. 3,8,17 Refugees & Local 1,005,94 assisted in ,270,000 Syrian Refugees : USD 4.5 billion UNHCR/Christopher Herwig WASH SHIFT TO SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS CONTINUES: B In line with the resilience component of the 3RP, partners continue to focus on the provision of sustainable safe water supply and sanitation systems that can be operated by local and national authorities in the short to long run. In Lebanon, ensuring sustainable and equitable access to safe water in sufficient quantities has progressed through the completion of various projects including: equipping and connection of wells in south Lebanon, benefitting around 7,000 Lebanese and 20,000 displaced Syrians; the construction of a 200m³ reservoir and the equipping of a well and its connection to the network in the Bekaa, benefitting an estimated 15,000 Lebanese and 13,000 displaced Syrians. The sector is also focusing on improving monitoring of water quality and water resources, reducing dependence on expensive trucking water, and including cost recovery of water supply services. In Jordan, in Zaatari camp, works are underway on the water network so as to reduce the cost of water trucking. Storage tanks are being constructed and linked up with the main transmission line and should be fully operational by late The work on water infrastructure already finalized has increased the available volume of water for each family by 10 per cent. In Azraq camp, works are underway at the wastewater treatment plant and the borehole, which are expected to be operational in early August, both of which will greatly reduce costs. In addition, WASH partners have finalized the rehabilitation of the Zarqa water pumping station and have thus increased its pumping efficiency. The rehabilitated water pump will benefit approximately 505,000 people. In Iraq, gains have been made in reducing water trucking across the board. In Erbil Governorate, WASH partners have been establishing a water system in Qushtapa Camp transit area to replace water trucking with more efficient and cost effective delivery mechanism. In Arbat camp in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, water trucking has been discontinued and water is now provided through a piped water supply network. Large refugee numbers add pressure on existing water, sanitation and hygiene services in host countries. Even before the emergency, Jordan was the fourth most water scarce country in the world, while Lebanon is already using two-thirds of its available water resources. In Iraq, the pressure on services in impacted communities is acute because of the overlapping refugee and IDP crises. Region-wide, the majority of refugees are living in local communities, and public WASH services are under stress. Authorities require support to improve and run public water, sewage, wastewater treatment, and solid waste collection and disposal systems. National WASH systems required investment even before the influx of refugees, with piped systems leaking up to 70 per cent of water in some areas. As of the end of 2014, all of the refugees living in camps in Iraq and Jordan require WASH support, while in Lebanon - where all refugees live outside of camps - 28 per cent stated that they do not have access to safe water and 39 per cent said they don't have access to sanitation facilities. There are competing demands for safe drinking water and wastewater services from both local communities and the refugees living in impacted areas, exacerbating an already volatile social, economic and political environment. 510,349 individuals assisted to access adequate quantity of safe water 1,005,94 individuals benefiting from improved access to adequate quantity of safe water 320,50 individuals assisted to access to appropriate sanitation facilities and services 892,981 individuals experienced a hygiene promotion session 47% 25% 30% 1,094,001 3,8,17 1,289,181 3,014,582 These dashboards reflect the achievements of the more than 200 partners, including governments, UN Agencies, and NGOs, involv ed in the 3RP response in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. and targets may change in line with data revisions. All data on this Dashboard is current as at 30 June 2015.

9 REGIONAL QUARTERLY UPDATE - JUNE 2015 Limited funding and restrictive policies continue to hamper livelihoods responses across the region In Turkey, almost 1,700 Syrian refugees were supported to access vocational training this month. Activities included support to Syria Social Gathering language and vocational activities such as TOMER, English, Arabic for host communities and YOS. Some,750 Syrians have now participated in these courses during Also in Turkey, UNIDO has started a project in the camps to strengthen the production capacities of residents, particular in the garment production and textile sectors. In Iraq during June, 10 Syrian refugees benefited from vocational training courses and on the job training courses in camps across the three governorates of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). In addition, 71 beneficiaries in Arbat camp have completed their Business Development Services training and will soon receive their toolkits. A further 20 vocational training beneficiaries received toolkits upon the completion of their courses. Finally, over 1,500 Syrian refugees benefitted from free internet access through Community Technology Access Centres in four camps in the KRI. In Egypt, a marketing fair was held in Cairo to support micro-entrepreneurs with marketing their products. Twelve female beneficiaries took part in the event, with participants giving positive feedback and highlighting the need for similar opportunities to gain better access to local markets. A bazaar was also held in Alexandria, for 25 beneficiaries who had received grants to display their products of Syrian food, accessories and crafts, most of which were sold during the event. In Lebanon, the space to operate in the livelihoods sector remains restrictive, with refugees now required to sign a pledge not to work in addition to a reluctance to grant work permits to Syrians. in the sector remains slow, with results between two and ten per cent of targets at the mid-year point. Notwithstanding, over USD 00,000 of additional income has been provided through the sector to over 3,000 beneficiaries. Computer classes at a community centre inside the Za'atari refugee camp. UNHCR/Christopher Herwig 39,452 Refugees & Local 2,29 assisted in ,270,000 Syrian Refugees 7% SOCIAL COHESION & LIVELIHOODS NEW REPORT LOOKS AT UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITIES IN KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ A new report by UNDP and the Middle Eastern Research Institute entitled Pathways to Resilience for Syrian Refugees Living in Camps in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) uses household surveys and focus groups to provide detailed analyses on the unique challenges faced by refugees and host communities in the KRI as a result of the Syria crisis. Reduced foreign investment in the KRI due to the deteriorating security situation in the region, the falling price of oil the sole commodity the KRI economy depends on, in combination with a lengthy budget crisis continues to have adverse consequences on public services in the region. As a result of this lack of access to livelihoods, both refugee households and the host community remain significantly dependent upon external assistance for food procurement; most refugees receive food items from the World Food Programme, and most host communities rely upon the Iraqi Public Distribution System. Meanwhile, refugee children are often forced out of education due to a lack of funds for school supplies or to work in order to support their families. The authors of the report highlight the example of the Iranian Kurdish refugees that settled in the KRI during the 1990s demonstrating that without proper livelihoods assistance, continued reliance upon external aid mechanisms seems inevitable. Therefore, the authors propose both a minimum living standards line (MLSL) based upon the higher of each quality of life indicator between the refugee population and the host community as well as a resilient living standards line (RLSL) 30 per cent higher than the MLSL as a target to ensure that future shocks do not throw these populations back down a minimum quality of life. & ENHANCING WATER SUPPLY TO 400 FAMILIES IN DAOUK PALESTINIAN GATHERING IN BEIRUT With the recent arrivals of Syrian refugees, the population in Dauok has increased by 18 per cent, which also resulted in over-demand of water systems. "You could spend four full days here with no water at all, not even a single drop in any housed," says Head of the Popular Committee in Daouk Abou Ali Anbour to describe the situation before UNDP's intervention. "People had to buy water to shower and clean their houses. Others who cannot afford it, walked to public water tabs outside the area to fill gallons and bottles." Rehabilitation works included installing a new pump and pipes after excavating the concrete road from the well to the main pipe as well as installing the necessary electrical boards for the pump. 9,750 individuals assisted to access wage employment opportunities 15 community support projects implemented 1,879 people trained or provided with marketable skills and services These dashboards reflect the achievements of the more than 200 partners, including governments, UN Agencies, and NGOs, involved in the 3RP response in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. Targets are based on full funding of the 3RP and an expected 4.27 million refugees by end All data on this Dashboard is current as at 30 June % 15% 17% 311,421 1,050 98,15